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Locals suffer as foreign fishers pilfer stocks in Kenyan waters

Fishermen cast their net to try their luck at the waters of the Indian Ocean along Mama Ngina Waterfront in Mombasa County. May 18, 2021. [Kelvin Karani, Standard]

Poor governance, government’s willingness to do business with foreigners, and inadequate fishing gear continue to hurt local fishing communities at the Coast as foreigners fish out Kenya’s stocks. 

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